ZIP code
91042
in Tujunga, CaliforniaPopulation 26,928
54.04/ 100
Ranked #10,640 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)
Ranked #832 of 1,719 California ZIPs (top 48%)
Ranked #241 of 371 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Park land
86.3%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area that is public parkland.
Full methodology ›Housing-cost burden
50.1%
in the top 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST90thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Obesity
26.3%
in the bottom 7.8% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST34thUS8thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
39.1%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST78thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Loud transportation noise
2.3%
in the top 5.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST67thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 65 decibels — around the volume of normal conversation.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
7.3%
in the top 7.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST66thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Pharmacy access
0.39 per 1,000 residents
in the top 8.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The number of pharmacies located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Air-toxics cancer risk
36.3 per million
in the top 8.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST55thUS91stDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.42%
in the bottom 9.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST22ndUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Fiber broadband
76.9%
in the top 26% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST91stUS74thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Tujunga, California (ZIP 91042) lands in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,640th) and the top 48% of California (832nd).
A number of measures pull each way for this area: park land registers in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled obesity rests in the bottom 7.8% nationally. Pharmacy stands in the top 8.5% nationally, and floodplain exposure lies in the bottom 9.3% nationally. Set against that, housing-cost burden lands in the top 3.1% nationally, modeled loneliness sits in the top 5.9% nationally, and modeled loud transportation noise is in the top 5.9% nationally. Crowded housing settles in the top 7.9% nationally, modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the top 8.6% nationally, and homeownership registers in the bottom 10.7% nationally.
Set beside the nearby areas, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. A note on the terms: air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Loud transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to road, rail, and air noise at or above 65 decibels, near conversation volume. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". For a healthier nearby comparison, ZIP 91040, just across the boundary, ranks better overall.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 71%
11%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 80%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 78%
5%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 46%
16%
Mental Health
healthier than 50%
8%
Disability
healthier than 51%
7%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 22%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 26%
13%
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 60%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 45%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 47%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 53%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 49%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 47%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 42%
8%
Disability
healthier than 49%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 57%
5%
Nothing measured is holding this score back.
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 79%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 41%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 42%
11%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 11%
21%
Mental Health
healthier than 16%
8%
Disability
healthier than 38%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 38%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 23%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 22.3; chronic-disease standing 78.1 — 56 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #14,983 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
91040
Californiashares a border
Score 55.75
Closest healthier
91214
Californiashares a border
Score 68.19
Similar health profile
95403
California96% similar profile
Score 56.78
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 24.0% | 22.2–25.8 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.0% | 29.8–34.0 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.9% | 7.3–8.6 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.0% | 9.0–11.0 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.1% | 5.5–6.6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.4% | 5.7–7.1 |
| Depression among adults | 22.4% | 20.4–24.5 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 11.7% | 10.6–12.9 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 39.0% | 36.6–41.3 |
| Obesity among adults | 26.3% | 23.6–29.0 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.5% | 3.2–3.7 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.8% | 8.1–11.7 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.2% | 7.2–9.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 73.3% | 70.7–75.6 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 73.0% | 70.7–75.1 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 86.2% | 84.8–87.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 59.8% | 56.4–63.0 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.8% | 61.2–66.0 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 75.1% | 69.9–79.5 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 15.9% | 14.2–17.7 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 12.9% | 11.5–14.4 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 23.5% | 21.3–25.8 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.4% | 31.5–37.2 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 22.4% | 20.6–24.3 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 17.3% | 15.9–18.8 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.9% | 13.6–16.3 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 15.4% | 14.1–16.9 |
| Any disability among adults | 31.9% | 29.6–34.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.8–7.1 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.8% | 8.0–9.7 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.0% | 13.6–16.4 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.4% | 5.0–5.9 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 28.6% | 26.3–31.1 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 16.0% | 14.4–17.7 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 15.1% | 13.5–17.0 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 13.4% | 12.0–14.8 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 8.4% | 7.5–9.3 |
| Loneliness among adults | 39.1% | 36.4–41.9 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–7.1 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 12.2% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 10.6% (4.1–24.9%) n=1,714 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 10.7% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 7.7% (1.7–17.9%) n=1,704 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 15.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 9.8% (1.4–30.9%) n=1,729 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 31.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 31.3% (9.9–68.2%) n=1,729 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.9% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 6.1% (0.8–12.0%) n=1,714 |
| Households without a vehicle | 9.6% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 4.5% (0.0–12.2%) n=1,708 |
| Broadband subscription | 92.4% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 93.4% (82.1–98.4%) n=1,708 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 50.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 38.6% (24.4–50.5%) n=1,708 |
| Homeownership rate | 52.9% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 64.1% (31.9–86.4%) n=1,708 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 7.3% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 4.8% (0.0–15.9%) n=1,708 |
| Foreign-born population | 45.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (3.0–40.4%) n=1,730 |
| Single-parent households | 48.5% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.4% (35.1–72.3%) n=1,692 |
| Population 65+ | 21.3% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 17.0% (9.7–35.7%) n=1,730 |
| Median age | 45.8 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.1 yr (31.8–57.0) n=1,712 |
| Median household income | $85,603 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $93,448 ($54,188–$159,562) n=1,584 |
| Median home value | $840,800 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $659,800 ($300,520–$1,493,340) n=1,593 |
| Median gross rent | $1,874 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,912 ($1,113–$2,923) n=1,461 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.4 yr ± 0.98 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.5 yr (76.7–83.8) n=1,665 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.98 years of 80.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured